2023–24 AC Omonia season

AC Omonia
2023–24 season
President	Stavros Papastavrou
Head coach	Sofronis Avgousti
Stadium	GSP Stadium
Cypriot First Division	Pre-season
Cypriot Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Omonia's 69th season in the Cypriot First Division and 74th year in existence as a football club. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.^[1]

Kits[edit]

Supplier: Macron
Sponsor:: Giantheart.gr

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Management team[edit]

Coaching Staff[edit]

As of 11 July 2023

Position	Name
Sport Director	Jesper Jansson
Head of Scouting	Simos Tarapoulouzis
Head coach	Sofronis Avgousti
Assistant coaches	Marios Nicolaou , Miguel Bedoya
Physical fitness coaches	Savvas Lithraggomitis, Giorgos Georgiou, Ioakeim Ioakeim
Goalkeeping coach	Andreas Lougrides
Performance Analyst	Athanasios Aggeli
Football Analyst	Kyriakos Panagiotou

Team Staff[edit]

As of 11 July 2023

Position	Name
Team Manager	Isavella Panaretou
Team Officer	Takis Kofteros
Doctor	Andreas Petrou
Physiotherapists	Evaggelos Nicolaou, Marios Paraskeva, Costas Piponas
Chiropractor	Giorgos Oxinos
Nutritionist	Elina Grigoriou
Masseur	Nicolai Temelkov
Scouters	Rainer Rauffmann, Nicolas Theodosiou
Plant Administrator	Andreas Papastavrou
CaregiverS	Giorgos Karagiannis, Giorgos Hadjievaggelou, Giorgos Hadjievaggelou

Source: omonoiafc.com.cy

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

No.	Player	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed	Previous club	Contract until
Goalkeepers
1	Constantinos Panagi	GK	(1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 29)	2014	Olympiakos Nicosia	2026
23	Francis Uzoho	GK	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 25)	2021	APOEL	2024
40	Fabiano	GK	(1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 36)	2019	Porto	2024
98	Charalambos Kyriakides	GK	(1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 25)	2019	Aris Limassol	2026
Defenders
2	Paris Psaltis	RB	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)	2021	Olympiakos Nicosia	2024
3	Adam Matthews	RB	(1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 31)	2022	Olympiakos Nicosia	2024
5	Senou Coulibaly	CB	(1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 29)	2023	Dijon	2025
6	Marquinhos Cipriano	LB	(1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25)	2023	Avaí	2025
17	Jan Lecjaks	LB	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 33)	2019	Dinamo Zagreb	2024
22	Ádám Lang	CB	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)	2019	CFR Cluj	2025
30	Nikolas Panayiotou	CB	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 23)	2019	Anorthosis Famagusta	2025
73	Nemanja Miletić	CB	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33)	2022	Partizan	2024
82	Nikolas Kyriakides	CB	(2004-09-20) 20 September 2004 (age 19)	2022	Youth Sector	2025
Midfielders
8	Moreto Cassamá	MF	(1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26)	2022	Reims	2025
19	Fouad Bachirou	DM / MF	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)	2021	Nottingham Forest	2024
24	Novica Eraković	DM / MF	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 24)	2023	Sutjeska	2026
31	Ioannis Kousoulos (c)	DM / MF	(1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 27)	2018	Nea Salamina	2024
76	Charalampos Charalampous	MF	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)	2019	Youth Sector	2026
90	Roman Bezus	AM	(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 33)	2022	Gent	2024
Forwards
7	Willy Semedo	RW	(1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 30)	2023	Al Faisaly	2026
9	Andronikos Kakoullis	CF	(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 22)	2018	Youth Sector	2026
10	Loizos Loizou	RW	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 20)	2019	Youth Sector	2026
18	Karim Ansarifard	CF	(1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34)	2022	AEK Athens	2024
20	Panagiotis Zachariou	LW	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28)	2021	Olympiakos Nicosia	2025
21	Veljko Simić	LW	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 29)	2023	Vojvodina	2025

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Squad #	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref.
5	CB	Senou Coulibaly	Dijon	Free Transfer	5 July 2023	^[2]
6	LB	Marquinhos Cipriano	Avaí	Free Transfer	1 July 2023	^[3]
7	RW	Willy Semedo	Al Faisaly	Free Transfer	1 July 2023	^[4]
21	LW	Veljko Simić	Vojvodina	Free Transfer	17 July 2023	^[5]
24	MF	Novica Eraković	Sutjeska	Free Transfer	1 July 2023	^[6]

Out[edit]

Squad #	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Ref.
6	CB	Héctor Yuste	Free agent	End of contract	30 June 2023
13	AM	Fotis Papoulis	Retired	End of contract	30 June 2023
14	GK	Fotis Kitsos	Olympiacos	End of loan	30 June 2023
28	LW	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	Minnesota United	Free Transfer	30 June 2023	^[7]
41	ST	Artem Besedin	Dynamo Kyiv	End of loan	30 June 2023	^[8]
42	MF	Mix Diskerud	Free Agent	End of contract	30 June 2023	^[9]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

7 July 2023 Friendly	Górnik Łęczna	0–0	AC Omonia	Kielce
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Sportowy Nowiny Koło Kielc
Note: 90-minute match

11 July 2023 Friendly	AC Omonia	1–1	AS Trenčín	Kielce
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Semedo 11'	Report	Soares 31'	Stadium: Venue Stadion Korona
Note: 90-minute match

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Cyta Championship	Matchday 1	TBD					!—
Cypriot Cup	Round of 18	TBD					!—
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 01 July 2023
Source: Competitions

Cyta Championship[edit]

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	AEK Larnaca	26	15	7	4	44	26	+18	52	Qualification for the Championship round
4	Pafos	26	15	5	6	48	20	+28	50
5	Omonia	26	14	7	5	49	30	+19	49
6	Anorthosis Famagusta	26	14	5	7	38	23	+15	47
7	Apollon Limassol	26	10	8	8	37	27	+10	38	Qualification for the Relegation round

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding championship round, relegation round or relegation).^[10]

Cypriot Football Cup[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 17 July 2023

No.	Pos	Player	League		Play-offs		Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Constantinos Panagi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	Francis Uzoho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	Fabiano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	GK	Charalambos Kyriakides	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	Paris Psaltis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Adam Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Senou Coulibaly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Marquinhos Cipriano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Jan Lecjaks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Ádám Lang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	Nikolas Panayiotou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	DF	Nemanja Miletić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	DF	Nikolas Kyriakides	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	Moreto Cassamá	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Fouad Bachirou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Novica Eraković	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Ioannis Kousoulos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	MF	Charalampos Charalampous	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	MF	Roman Bezus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	Willy Semedo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Andronikos Kakoullis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Loizos Loizou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Karim Ansarifard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Panagiotis Zachariou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Veljko Simić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	League	Play-offs	Cup	Total

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Cyprus - Participations per club at Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Dijon FCO για τον Senou Coulibaly!". 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Marquinhos Cipriano!". 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Al-Faisaly για τον Willy Semedo!". 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Veljko Simic!". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Novica Erakovic!". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Δεν θα εξασκηθεί το δικαίωμα ανανέωσης του Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Artem Besedin". 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με τον Mix Diskerud". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[1] "Cyprus - Participations per club at Cypriot First Division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[2] "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Dijon FCO για τον Senou Coulibaly!". 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[3] "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Marquinhos Cipriano!". 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[4] "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Al-Faisaly για τον Willy Semedo!". 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[5] "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Veljko Simic!". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[6] "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Novica Erakovic!". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[7] "Δεν θα εξασκηθεί το δικαίωμα ανανέωσης του Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[8] "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Artem Besedin". 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[9] "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με τον Mix Diskerud". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[soccerway-10] "1. Division 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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